Added: 19.03.2015 17:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

Somewhere in the world, there's a 14-year-old in an interminable high school history class who, just to stay awake, is probably imagining a scenario that looks a lot like Bladestorm: Nightmare. The Hundred Years' War is one of the longest and most pointless conflicts in human history, memorable primarily for Joan of Arc's involvement and as the basis for hundreds of years of Brits and the French throwing shade at each other, with decades upon decades of grousing about kings and succession happening in between. Surely, such a memory can only be improved by imagining the war being fought by anime-haired mercenaries commanding legions of sellswords to slay massive armored knights, vicious dragons, and snarling armies of demons, right?

On paper, that's a yes, and I wish the folks at Tecmo Koei were capable of doing it justice. Instead, Bladestorm's pretension of being a massive scale real-time strategy game with action elements turns out to be little more than a European coat of paint slathered over the tired Musou formula, with the RTS elements working to its detriment instead of providing much needed fun and depth. At least the game gives you a lot to work with. Bladestorm Nightmare is a remaster and a sequel all in one. The original game, released in 2007, is included here with a few new features to bring it up to par with the new scenario, Nightmare, which totals out to anywhere from 25 to 30 hours of gameplay, all told. If nothing else, it at least succeeds in keeping you busy.

Staying busy in the Hundred Years' War scenario involves making a mercenary in the game's fairly deep character creator to lead specialized troops--swords, spears, archers, and the like--into the fray of the ongoing war between the British and the French. Just as in the RTS, rather than doing anything interesting with France's beloved Maid selling her soul to stop a war.

Bladestorm: Nightmare is a game trapped in 2007, awkwardly fumbling for a way to push a tried and true formula forward. The ideas are appreciable, but not nearly enough of the required effort has been put in to make this game great or even challenging. Somewhere, a history student is daydreaming of a Hundred Years War full of magic, danger, wild-haired mercenaries, and insane alternate histories in which Joan of Arc becomes witch mistress of Europe. Whatever that kid has in mind, it is certain to be more ambitious than what Bladestorm: Nightmare can provide.

Added: 18.03.2015 17:42 | 17 views | 0 comments


Get ready for thrilling BATTLES and enjoy this blend of collectible card game and combat strategy MMO for FREE! Arcanox is being released for Android, iOS PC. http://arcanox-game.com Collect and upgrade over 300 minion and spell cards. Develop your ultimate unique deck and strategy. Attack castles of players from all over the world and steal their gold. Build, upgrade and expand your mighty castle. Defend your castle with dragons, cannons and barricades, as well as utilizing various traps. Master cunning strategies that are unlocked with every new minion, spell, enchantment, trap and defender. Crush multiplayer and singleplayer opponents and become a legend in Arcanox: Cards vs. Castles. REVIEWS “Arcanox is extremely addicting and the PvP is a ton of fun.” – Philip Erbe “It’s the only ‘freemium’ game I’ve ever been addicted to!” – Alex Bonfield “One of the best free Android strategy games!” – John Smith FEATURES #9733; Enjoy unlimited thrilling PvP and singleplayer battles for FREE #9733; Construct a unique deck with over 300 minion and spell cards #9733; Build an unconquerable fortress #9733; Improve your defense with game-changing enchantments #9733; Surprise attackers with upgradeable traps #9733; Optimized for smartphones and tablets #9733; Easy to learn but difficult to master Arcanox will be available in English, Spanish, French and German. RELEASES - Google Play: March 24. 2015 - iOS: Summer 2015 - Windows/Mac/Linux: TBA The game is developed by Juhu Games, a one man independent game studio run by Christian Teister in Hamburg, Germany. CONTACT Developer: http://juhugames.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArcanoxGame Facebook: http://facebook.com/ArcanoxGame Arcanox is an online multiplayer CCG and requires an internet connection.

Added: 17.03.2015 19:18 | 16 views | 0 comments


Amanda French writes: "Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries is a 3D (or 2.5d, as GRIN likes to bill it) side scrolling platformer that was funded back in September 2014 for $72,139 on Kickstarter. It's a dark reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood story, with a host of other storytime characters as well (such as the Pied Piper.) I'm just going to start this review off by saying I'm fairly biased against such works. They need to have really strong writing for me to accept them, like Telltale Games' A Wolf Among Us. The question is whether GRIN pulls it off"

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FanBolt writes: "Theres been a pretty significant gap in getting this one out of Japan to its international release, but Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late makes an interesting attempt at bringing a new IP to the fighting game genre. Developed by Ecole Software and French Bread, bringing 16 unique fighters (two of which being guest characters) to the cast of this new game. While French Bread is more known for their work with the Melty Blood series, is their attempt to carve a new place into the genre with this game strong enough to leave a mark?"

Added: 12.03.2015 23:18 | 6 views | 0 comments


Amanda French writes: "Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is unique as a casual-level adventure game because of its beautiful, dark, and surreal imagery. It explores the idea of redemption, but not just that, how we perceive morality at all. The elements of horror in Tormentum crept under your skin, making you feel unease. I always felt that adventure games were ideal for things like that given the nature of interaction and the strong focus on story. As a fan of metal music and horror films, I doubly appreciate such game titles. But if you're like me, one isn't enough. That's why I've compiled a list of nightmarish games that are similar to it! Here they are, in no particular order of preference."

Added: 11.03.2015 10:19 | 45 views | 0 comments


The Illusive Man says: "What happens when you cross Dead Island with the French parkour movie District B-13? You get Techlands Dying Light, thats what a game that implements all the roof-hoping excitement of parkour with the visceral slaughter of Dead Island. Techland has steadily improved upon their zombie melee mayhem which first began with the original Dead Island. Dead Island was fun, but it suffered from a truckload of bugs and other issues, such as enemy level matching. And the story, which centered around cardboard characters, was utterly disappointing. Well, that game was followed by the expansion pack side story Dead Island: Riptide. Riptide wasnt a genuine sequel to Dead Island as much as it was extended DLC. It still suffered from many of the same issues as Dead Island, but it was also just as fun assuming you played any multiplayer. So is Dying Light the complete zombie package that unites melee combat with an engaging story? Unfortunately, no."